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Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
musculocutaneous) • Extension ... C7 (median) • Extension ... C8 (median) • Extension ... nerve in the radial ... #physicalexam
Synkinetic Wrist Extension Maneuver demonstrating Radial Nerve Palsy as cause for Wrist Drop

Up up, down down.
Extension Maneuver ... extension can be ... #Extension #Maneuver ... #Radial #Nerve ... #physicalexam #
Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT2)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Elbow extension →
Median Nerve Tension ... Elbow extension ... dorsiflexion/finger extension ... #Peripheral #Nerve ... #physicalexam #
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
extension • ... associated injuries: Carpal ... fracture, median nerve ... injury • ED Management ... #Carpal #Radiology
Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT1)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Shoulder abduction →
Median Nerve Tension ... dorsiflexion/finger extension ... rotation → elbow extension ... #Peripheral #Nerve ... #physicalexam #
Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
Complications are ... ulna, pain with wrist ... flexion and extension ... dislocation, distal radius ... fractures • ED Management
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU) Synergy Test for ECU Tendinitis

With the patient's hand supinated, the examiner grasps
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris ... palpating the ECU tendon ... The patient radially ... aspect of the wrist ... #physicalexam #
Left Tongue Deviation caused by UMN XII palsy

Looks can be deceiving. The UMN innervation of most
The UMN innervation ... Exceptions to this rule are ... Lesion - infarction ... palsy #clinical #video ... #hypoglossal #physicalexam
In this video, you see right sided atrophy, right sided deviation, and fasiculations R>L, indicating a
In this video, you ... , indicating a peripheral ... 12th nerve palsy ... nerves VII, IX/ ... Fasciculations #PhysicalExam
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Nerves: Brainstem ... decortication), abnormal extensor ... Reflexes: • Deep tendon ... Decorticate posturing: Arms ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam